Other grants awarded at the annual meeting for workshops and short term projects

included: $3,141 to the Alaska Arts Education Consortium of Juneau for support of professional development for arts educators and classroom teachers; $1,000 for CrossSound Inc. of Juneau; and for workshops in Haines.

Artist in Schools residencies were awarded to: Ketchikan High School and Yakutat School.

Independent Artist in Schools grants for multiple artist residencies were awarded to the Juneau School District.

The Alaska State Council on the Arts is a public agency, funded by the State of Alaska and the National Endowment for the Arts.

It is comprised of an 11 member Council with representatives from around the state.

In addition to providing grants to organizations and individuals, the council provides technical assistance for organizations in governance and budgeting, and professional development workshops for artists and arts leaders around the state.